Coin-assorter.



D. DRAWBAUGH.

COIN ASSORTER. APPLICATION FILED 001217. 1910.

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I INVENTOR Patented Apr. 11, 1911.

Patented Apr. 11, 1911.

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1). DRAWBAUGH.

COIN ASSORTBR. APPLICATION FILED OUT. 17 19 D. DRAWBAUGH.

- COIN ASSOBTER APPLICATION FILED oomv. 1910.

Patented Apr.

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D. DRAWBAUGH.

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vide means for quickly asserting coins acmediate diaphragms.

,phragm may be nnperforate. The receiver To all whom it may concern:

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DANIEL DRAWBA'UGH, 0F CAMP HILL, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR '10 HIMSELF, AND WILLIAM C. BOWMAN, OF LEMOYNE, PENNSYLVANIA.

COIN-ASSORTER.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. Til, 19.5.1.

Be it known that L-DANnn. DnAwn-mon, a citizen of the United States, residing at Camp Hill, inthe county ot'Cumberland and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin-Assortcrs, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

The purpose of my invention is to procording to their diameters and for stacking j the assorted coins in tubes.

In carrying out my invention I provide a coin receiver comprising a series of diaphragms arranged one above the other and rotatable together, in .their own planes, about an inclined axis, each diaphragm, except the lowermost, having a plurality of openings of uniform size adapted to permit coins under a given diameter to drop through the diaphragm and the openings in the successive perforated diaphragms, from the top of the receiver downward,

being successively smaller, so that coins of vthe largest diameter will be retained upon the uppermost diaphragm and coins of the smallest diameter may fall through onto the lowermost diaphragm, while coins ofinten mediate sizes will be retained upon inter The lowermost diais rotatable in order to agitate: the coins and cause them to sift down through the openings onto'their appropriate diaphragms and the. diaphragins are provided with retaining walls arranged so as to prevent coins from sliding oil of the dizuihragms while the receiver is being turned in one direction and adapted to permit the coins to slide oil of the diaphragms while the receiver being turned in the opposite direction, and adja cent to the inclined diaphragms are chutes for conducting the coins to tubes intowhich the separated coins tall and become stacked, said tubes being bodily removable so that the filled tubes may be removed and replaced by empty tubes, if desired, and said tubes being also provided with plungcrs tor ejecting the coins from the lower ends of the tubes.

In the accompanying drawing which illustrates my invention, Figure .1. is a side elevation of the coin assorler, the stacking tubes being removed; Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the same; Fig. is atop plan view looking transverse axis.

in the direction of the axis about which the diaphragn'is turn, the shaft being shown in section; Fig. 4: is a similar view, the uppermost plate and slide being removed; and Fig. 5 is a side view, partly in section, show.-

ing one of the coin receiving tubes amlthe ejector.

In the accompanying drawing, A indi cates the assorter, as a whole, which is mounted upon a stationary support 1, provided with a head 1 adjustablev about a A cylimlrical receptacle 3, having a central shalt .4 and a handle 5, is connected to the head lkby aball bearing connection 2, so that by turning the handle the receptacle may be rotated in either direction about the axis of the shaft 4. g

The receptacle 3 comprises a plurality of diaphragms G, 7, 8, 9 and 10 secured to the shaft 4 and rotatable therewith in their own planes. Upon the upper surface of each diaphragm is secured a retaining wallcom posed of a series of sections 12, each section being preferably of arcuate form, and extending from the periphery of the 'lia.-

phragm inwardly in a spiral manner. Preterably also the sections are of such length that the inner endsiQ of the scve 'al sections will overlap the outer ends 12" of the succeeding sections. The sections, attheir adjacent ends, are separated far enough to provide openings 16 in the wall "for the escape of coins, as hereinafter explained.

The wall may be provided with only one. such opening or with any desired number..

Inthe machine shown in the drawing, there are six sections in the retaining wall and hence six openings in the wall. Each oi? the diaphragms, except the lowermost one, 6,

has a plurality of openings or perforations 15, the o 'icnings in each diaphragm being oi uniform size and the openings in the suc cessive diaphragms, from top to bottom, being of successively smaller,diameter. 1n the machine shown in the drawing, for instance, having five diaphragms, and adapted to assort, halt dollars, quarters, five, one

and ten cent pieces, the perforations in the uppermost diaphragm are of less diameter than the hall: dollar and of greater diameter than the coins of less value, so that the latter will. tall through the openings while the hall dollars will be retained upon the diaphragm 10. The next diaphragm 9 hasopeningsof smaller diameter than the quarter and of 51,8 will retain five-cent pieces, allowing the dimes and pennies to fall throrwh; the dia' phragm 7 Will retain pennies z llowing the dimes to fall through an I the diaphragm (5, which is preferably 'ilnpertorate, retains the dimes. If it. is desired to separate dollars, tllliltldltltllnll diaphragm will be arranged above the diaphragm 10 and provided with openings or pert'orations of larger diameter than the half dollar and of smaller \diiuneter than the dollar. \.f' v

'lriangallarv slides or cltutes 17, 18,19,20 and 21', liavingmpright. walls, are supported adjacent to the several diaphragms by a"m:=.

25 projecting from a bracket- 22, which is connected tothe adjustable head 1. At the lower ends of the several slides are tubular' connections 23 adapted to receive coins passing over the slides and to direct. the coins into .coin tubes 24 or cartons which may be connected to or placed in line With the tubular fittings 23. 1

In operation the shaft is inclined at an angle to the tertical, as shown in 1 and 2 so-that the disks and adjacent slides 'u'ill incline at a sulticientangleto permit the coins to slide by gravity thereover. lVhen a mixed quantity of coins is thrown on the' uppermost diskesome of the coins will fall through onto the lower disksand they ivill all, of course, slide-to the lower edges of the disks. The receptacle 3 is thengiven oneor two turns in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 3, and the coins are agitated by the movement of the inwardly turned Wings or sections 12 which, as they move past the coins, tend to move the latter inwardly and so cause thesmaller coinsto drop through, the openings in the "(liaphragmsx In this W tty the coins of the different sizes quickly find th'eir places on the appropriate dia- 'phragms. During this movement the coins will not pass through the openings. 16 in the retaining wall. as tlie.'.ai-rangement of the sections or wings 12 is such as to move and direct the coins inwardly on the-diaphragms- ."lhe receptacle 3 is nowgiven one or more turns in the direction OPPOSltQ to the arrow in Fig. 3,-and it will be seen'that during this latter movement the coins on the lower sides -ot' tl'iedisks rest against the-curved sections 13 and are guided thereby through the open ings 1.0 onto the slides, t'rom "whence the or other receptacles Which-maybe fitted to the connections 23. Coin tubes, such as the tube 24, Fig. 5, may be deta'chably connected to the fittings 23 so that'the coins willstack in the tubes. The tubes are provided withplungers 2T at the bottom for ejecting the coins and for filling cartons and other packages; A tubular spout or fitting 26 may be arlrauged as shown in Fig. 5, to receive the coins ejected from the coin tube 24. If desired. the coin tubes 24 may .be removed b dily from the assorter, when filled, and etnpt-y tubes may be substituted.

What I claim is i- 1. In a coin assorter, a diaphragm mounted to revolve in either direction in its own plane and perforated to permit coins under a given size to pass through it, and means adapted to prevent coins from moving laterally otl" the diaphragm when the diaphragm is turned in one direction and for permitting the. coins to move oft when turned in the opposite direction.

2. In a coin assorter 'a diaphragm mounted to revolve in its 'oWn plane in either directier about an inclined axis and perforated to permit coins under a given size to pass through it, and means adapted to pre "to more otl when turned inthe opposite direction.

.3. In a coin assorter, a diaphragm mount ed 'torevolve in either direction in its own plane and perforated to permit coins, under a given size, to pass through it, and a retaining wall on said diaphragm arranged to prevent coins from moving laterally off of the diaphragm when the latter is turned in one direction and to permit the coins to inoveotlJ when turned in, the opposite direction. i

-t. In ,a coin assorter, a diaphragm mounted to revolve in either direction in its'own plane and perforated to permit coins under a given size to passthrough it, and a sectional retaining-wall on said diaphragm arranged to. prevent coins from moving laterally otl' of the diaphragm when the latter is turned in one direction, said .Wall having openings between the seetionsoadapted to permit the coins to move off when turned in the opposite direction.

In acoin assorter,a'revolubly mounted. plcirmit coinsunder a given size. to,pa-ss throng 1t, and a retaindiaphragm, perforted to ing wall on said di aphragm comprising'a of the diaphragm to provide anopenin'g" in thewvalll 6.- In a plurality of sections inclined inwardly from the periphery, of the d aphragm to provide openlngs 111 he Wall. 4

7In-a co n assorter, a dlaphragm mounted to revolve in either direction in its own part 'ineliiiedinvvardly from the periphery coin assorter, a diaphragm mounted to revolve in either direction in its own pla-neand perforated-to permit coins under a f gluon size to pass through it, and are/train inf! wall on said diaphragm comprising a plane and perforated to permit coins under a given size to pass through it, and a retaining'wall on said diaphragm comprising a plurality of sections inclined inwardly I from the periphery of the diaphragm to proplurality of arcuate sections inclined inwardly from the periphery of the diaphragm to provide openings in the wall.

9. In a coin assorter, a 'iluralit, of diaphragms arranged one abyd 'e the other and mounted to rotate in'thir own planes in either direction, each dia 'ihragm except the lowermost being perforated to permit coins under a given size to pass through it, and each diaphragm having a retaining wall adapted to prevent coins from sliding oil the diaphragm when the latter is turned in one direction, said wall having one or more openings arranged to permit the coins to slide off the diaphragm when the latter is moved in the opposite direction.

10. In a coin assorter, a plurality of diapbragms arranged one above the other and mounted to rotate in their own planes in either direction about an inclined axis, each 'diaphragm except the lowermost being perforated to permit coins under a given size to pass through it, and each diaphragm having a retaining wall adapted to prevent coins from sliding off the diaphragm when the lat-' ter is turned in one direction, said wall hav-' ing one or more openings arranged to permit the coins to slide off the diaphragm when the latter is moved in the opposite direction.

,1]. In a coin'assorter, a plurality of diaphragms arranged-one above the otherand mounted to rotate in their own planes in either direction about an inclined axis, ,each diaphragm having a retaining wall comprising a part inclined inwardly from the periphery of the diaphragm to provide an opening in. the wall. v

12. In a coin assorter, a plurality of diaphragms arranged one above the other and mounted to rotate in their own planes n either direction about an inclined axis, each diaphragm having a retaining Wall comprising a plurality of sections inclined inwardly from the periphery of the diaphragm to provide openings in the wall. D

13. In a coin assorter, a plurality of d1a-. phragms arranged one above the other and mounted to rotate in their own planes in either direction about an inclined axis, each diaphragm having a retaining wall comprising a plurality of sections inclined inwardly from the periphery of the diaphragm to provide openings in the wall, the inner end of each section extending beyond the outer end of the succeeding section and separated therefrom to provide openings for the escape of coins.

14. In a coin assorter, .a plurality of perforated diaphragms arranged one above the other and mounted to rotate in their own planes in either direction about an inclined axis, each diaphragm having a retaining wall comprising a plurality of arcuate sections inclined inwardly from the periphery of the diaphragm to provide openings in the wall. i

15. In a coin assorter, the combination with arevolubly mounted diaphragm; perforated to permit coins under agivcn size to pass through it, and a retaining wall on said diaphragm adapted to prevent coins from sliding off the diaphragm when thelatter is turned in one direction, said wall having one or more openings arranged to permit the .coinsto slide off the diaphragm when the latter is'moved in the opposite direction, of an inclined slide arranged at the periphery of the diaphragm to receive the coins passing through said openings.

16. In a coin assorter, the combination with a revolubly mounted diaphragm, perforated to permit coins under a given s ze to. pass through it, and a retaining Wall on said diaphragm adapted to prevent coins from sliding off the diaphragm'when the latter is turned in one direction, said wall having one or more openings arranged to permit the coins to slide oil the diaphragm when the latter is moved in the opposite direction, of an inclined slide arranged at the periphery of the diaphragm to receive the coins passing through said openings, and a tubular fitting or connection for receiving the coins, at the lower end of the slide.

17 In a coin assorter a plurality of diaphragms arranged one above the other and. mounted to revolve together in their own planes in either direction aboutan inclined axis, each diaphragm having a retaining Wall comprising a part inclined inwardly from the periphery of the diaphragm to provide an opening in the wall, and inclined slides, one for each diaphragm, arranged at the peripheries of the diaphragms and adapted to receive the coins passing through said openings.

l8.' in a coin assorter, a plurality of dia phragms arranged one above the other and.

mounted to revolve together in their own planes in either direction about an inclined axis, each diaphragm having. a retaining wall comprising a part inclined inwardly from the periphery of the diaphragm to provide an opening in the wall, and inclined slides, one for each diaphragm, arranged at the peripheries of the diaphragms and adapted to receive the coins passing through said openings.

19. In a coin assorter, a plurality of diaphragms arranged one above the other and mounted to revolve together in their own mounted to revolve together 1n thelr own planes in either direction about an inclined axis, each diaphragm having a retaining wall comprising a plurality of sections inclined inwardly from the peripheries of the diaphragms to provide openings in the Walls, and inclined slides, one for each diaphragm, arranged at the peripheries of the diaphragms and adapted to receive the coins passing through said openings.

20. In a coin assorter, the combination with a plurality of perforated diaphragms mounted to revolve together in their own planes .in either direction about an inclined axis, and means arranged to retain the coins on the diaphragms while the latter are turningjn one direction and for permitting them to slide off of the diaphragms while the latter are turning in the opposite direction, of inclined slides arranged at the edges of the diaphragms and tubes for receiving the coins from the slides.

21. In a coin assorter, the combination with a plurality of perforated diaphraglns planes in either direction about an inclined axis and means ar anged to retain the coins on the diaphragms while the latter are turning in one direction and for permitting them to slide oil of the diaphragms while the latter are turning in the opposite direction of inclined slides arranged at the edges of the diaphragms, tubes for receiving the coins from the slides and spring-pressed plungers for ejecting the coins from the tubes.

In testimony whereof I afiixmy signature in presence of two witnesses. I

DANIEL DRAIVBAUGH. \Vitnesses:

J NO. W. BOWMAN, ami-1R L. Din'rz. 

